Discovering The Library (2ed, 1975)

here's my name the public library i'm your school library's cousin i'm always happy when someone new discovers me jay oh he's an old friend but he's brought two of his new friends to find out all about me barbara and philip and i'm delighted this is ms samuels the children's librarian people always come to her when they need any help jay would like to know where he can find books on space travel well ms samuels can tell him with a little help from a very important part of me my card catalog people who use it know that books about traveling in space are listed under space flight she'll find the book by its number oh yes ms samuels knows how i'm arranged very well when you know a book's number you can find where the book should be and is there a book about space travel on my shelf that jay will be interested in yes while jay looks through his book philip and barbara can see what else i have that they might be interested in i have so many books with stories and poems and pictures i could make all sorts of suggestions about different kinds of subjects imaginary ones [Music] [Music] in real ones [Music] books about places and people [Music] and things that really happened [Music] i have so many suggestions in fact that i could go on practically forever suggesting things to read about all of us libraries are really wonderful that way but barbara's already found something she's interested in it's a book about a hero of the american revolution paul revere he made a famous ride at midnight to warn the americans that the british were coming the book tells how the lantern signals were sent to paul revere and just how he planned his heroic work oh yes i have many books to read about real people and real things that happened you can learn a lot from me but i can help you just have fun too because i have many books about things that aren't real at all that are just good stories like the little engine that could have you ever read about that little engine that said i think i can i think i can i think i can and it could i have stories about imaginary things and imaginary stories about real things and real people like john henry do you know that story about the man who worked on the railroad and the contest he had with a man using a machine [Music] you don't have to take books out you can read them here in all sorts of cozy nice places that i have you see you know what these children are reading about all sorts of interesting things one is reading a book about cowboys [Music] another is reading a book on sports and the third book is about the circus [Music] oh good philip and barbara have discovered my magazine section with jay's help magazines are filled with games and stories librarians keep the latest ones on display they keep me up to date in magazines and they also help keep me handsome [Music] posters do it and so do the other displays that the librarians put up on my walls your school library probably has interesting displays too [Music] sometimes my displays are in cases like this one we have dolls this month they're cute little things i know what they're waiting for now i overheard jay telling philip and barbara that i'm having a puppet show today and jay's right oh i'm glad they're coming my shoes are fun friends [Music] oh yes i have records i have record players too if you want to listen here you can use earphones so you won't bother anyone and listen to all kinds of music [Music] and i have a film department you can borrow films the same way you borrow books i have lots of films [Music] [Music] what's going on i was enjoying such a nice peaceful map you can go back to sleep partner on your back the durango daredevil strikes again help someone turn me over carry me over the water thou turtle fryer the bride took rubbing on his back and stepped into the leaf and coming to the middle stream there he threw robin in and choose thee choose the pine fellow whether thou will sink or swim we show movies here once a week slides i have them too and a viewer to see them on you can see pictures from all over the world there are so many things going on here that sometimes i surprise myself i really do but my librarians know me very well they can help anybody find just what that anybody wants jay knows that oh i knew it would happen time to go i do hope barbara and philip apply for library cards before they leave it looks like they're going to oh they've noticed my bulletin board good it tells what's happening here and out in the community too i haven't met philip and barbara before because they're new in town that's why they don't have library cards are they going to ask ms roberts for applications oh good that's what they're doing they'll have to take them home for their parents to sign but it's not much trouble at all applications are easy to fill out if you need a card the librarian in your library will show you how to get one i know having a card means you're the library's friend like jay is well they're going now goodbye i'll tell your school library that i met you and the bookmobile too hurry back i'll miss you they've made me so happy by discovering all the good things in me why don't you discover your library if you haven't already make your library happy too [Music] you